Volunteers of the Month

Emily Alexander goes back and forth between New York City and Venice. When she isn’t spending time with 826LA kids after school (including our Community Citizenship Series with the Venice Community Housing Corporation) she works on various policy projects for … read more

Jenine Almahdi teaches first grade at The Advent School in Boston, MA. She had a fantastic summer visiting Santa Monica and Venice, and volunteering for 826LA West’s ELL Camp. Now that the school year’s started again, she’s back on the … read more

After growing up in rural Kansas, Sara Ann Buccolo has lived in Los Angeles for the past seven years, loving every minute of it. After earning her BA in Acting from the UCLA School of Theater and Television, Sara Ann … read more

Yosuke Kitazawa is currently taking a break from the entertainment industry after many years of hustling and bustling. When he’s not busy searching for the best taco trucks, he enjoys rock and roll, much like his fellow UC Berkeley alums … read more

While checking out some TED talks one day, Jane Gordon came upon Dave Eggers’s eighteen minutes on the origin, care, and feeding of the 826 centers; knew she wanted to do that if only there were one in LA; and … read more

Burke Byrnes is a new volunteer with 826LA. He is a storyteller in a Irish tradition, a “Shanachie.” And he’s been doing it casually for as long as he can remember. After the death of his father twenty-five years ago, … read more

Komfort Akyempon is a student at California State University, Northridge and a professional lover of life. As a tutor she enjoys passing on her enthusiasm for reading to the students of 826LA. In her spare time she delights in reading … read more

Danny Futterman spends a good deal of his time writing film and television scripts (and sometimes acting), and then once a week he actually does something worthwhile: he comes to 826LA in Echo Park and hangs out with Dayanara and … read more

What is there to write about Travis Burton that hasn’t already been written in various technical journals and British tabloid weeklies? Not much, we’re afraid. What you may not know is that, in his short time with 826LA, he has … read more

Jon Bernstein wrote the screenplay for Disney’s Meet the Robinsons, which grossed over $250 million worldwide, won a Heartland Film Award, and was a Truly Moving Picture award recipient. He is a contributing writer to Disney’s Rapunzel, which is scheduled … read more